CareSearch has released a new GP kit that brings together practical, evidence-informed tools and resources for GPs to use, along with resources GPs can share with patients and families. The information in this kit is organised around needs and issues as they arise in the last months of life. The resources cover:
- Assessing patient and carer needs
- Planning and discussing care
- Symptoms and their management
- The dying patient
- Bereavement
- Professional practice
Included in the GP Kit is a comprehensive Patient/Carers resource pack that you can give to patients and carers. This pack is also available to order separately.
Download the CareSearch GP Kit (5.64MB pdf)
Many of these resources are also available as PDFs that you can view or download. They are listed below.
- GP checklist for supporting a planned home death (313kb pdf): Guides GPs through planning and supporting a person who wishes to die at home.
- PBS Prescriber Bag medicines (96kb pdf): Access to anticipatory medicines for urgent symptom relief
- Support at Home: End-of-Life Pathway (803kb pdf): Review the eligibility criteria for access to this pathway if the person is over 65.
- My Emergency Contact List (108kb pdf) (Patient Carer Resource): Simple form to help family and carers know who to contact.
- Needs Assessment Tool for Carers of People with a Chronic Condition (NAT-CC) (343kb pdf) (Patient Carer Resource): Helps the family carer to self-identify concerns or needs they have.